Bloomz. Visit your nearest app store and download it right now! I’m not kidding! Your teaching-life will be changed. Forever. Prior to using Bloomz I: wrote classroom newsletters wrote classroom notes/updates mass emailed parents individually emailed parents mass texted parents individually texted parents managed an 11-step process for scheduling P/T conferences secured volunteers through a 3-step process secured classroom items through a 3-step process wrote blog posts to classroom site Bloomz has revolutionized the way I communicate with parents. Using Bloomz has eliminated the need for newsletters, random reminders home, blog posts, and mass texts/emails. Bloomz has three added bonuses to boot! The parent/teacher conference scheduler is phenomenal, and the volunteer or materials request feature is a time-saver. Parents don’t miss the newsletters, mass texts/emails, and random pieces of paper that come home. Instead, they report that they prefer to have a one-stop-spot for school communication. They love Bloomz just as much as I do! The Interface (Inner-workings of Bloomz) Bloomz looks and feels like Facebook. As you can see below, the app’s interface is in a three column format. On the far left you’ll find your classes (you can create as many as you need!), your contacts, and calendar. In the center section you (…)